SAINT LEO, Fla. - Florida Tech continued SSC play with a road trip to Saint Leo looking for its fourth consecutive win. The Panthers could not keep their late season run going, falling 2-1 to the Lions.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Florida Tech 1, Saint Leo 2
Records: Florida Tech (7-4-1, 4-3 SSC) Saint Leo (7-5-2, 3-5-1 SSC)
Location: Saint Leo Soccer Field | Saint Leo, Fla.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Saint Leo came out firing as Alex Collighan scored less than a minute into the game with a right-footed shot.
- The Panthers outshot the Lions 9-3 in the first half.
- Saint Leo Goalkeeper, Maitane Bravo made five first half saves.
- May Queiroz scored the equalizer in the 52' for the Panthers off a Jessica Cravero assist.
- In the 66' the Lions scored the winning goal on a shot from Nina Mueller that found the bottom left side of the net.
- Tech had 10 corner kicks on the night while Sain Leo did not have any.
- Mueller for Saint Leo and Marem Ndiongue for Florida Tech each received a yellow card in the closing minutes of the match.
- Saint Leo fouled 14 times. The Panthers on the other hand committed just six fouls.
- Despite losing the match, Florida Tech outshot Saint Leo 17-6.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Florida Tech falls to 9-13-3 all time against Saint Leo.
- Queiroz has scored in each of the last three games and is tied with Ndiongue for the team lead in goals this season with five.
- Tech drops to 3-3-1 away from home this season.
- The Panthers remain in fourth place in the SSC standings with two regular season matches remaining.
UP NEXT: The Panthers will be back in action with a home match against No. 3 Embry-Riddle on Tuesday Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.
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